Quote From: profmaryannPerhaps the bridal "expectations" (as promoted SHAMELESSLY in magazines -- "It's YOUR day") merely accentuate narcissistic tendencies that these young ladies already have?? After all, how many brides turn into "bridezilla" to the degree that is being presented on the show? Obviously more than in the "horse and buggy" era of the 1980s (LOL), as I don't recall a SINGLE "bridezilla" among my associates!
I guess I don't "get" the whole "bridezilla" phenomenon. As you say, if you treat people shabbily, you stand a good chance of putting everyone off to a point that they don't want to be associated with you. It just doesn't seem worth it.
Sigh.
Prof
I think this is a fairly newer phenomenon of the bridezillas. I think it has a lot to do with people becoming more and more entitled and less gracious coupled with a lack of empathy. What these women fail to realize is that no one wants to babysit a self centered woman. It's not a walk in the park to have to put up with it. And they don't understand why they drive off all their friends.
We tend to give our children everything we didn't have and if it gets out of control, then a monster is created. Then the ads directed at marketing weddings (seems lucrative from the cost of everything) give them no limits, which is necessary for any personality disorder. Then the disorder would then fester into the bridezilla pandemic.
I think I noticed the Bridezillas coming out of the woodwork about 10 years ago- 5 yrs ago they started really getting bad. Maybe it's always been around but not as bad, or not brought to light. Again, just extrapolating why this seems to be emerging now.
